Anthony Weiss
By Anthony Weiss
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News Detroit Federation Takes on UJC in Funding Standoff
One of the largest Jewish federations in the country is threatening to withhold its dues from the umbrella organization of local federations, setting in motion a conflict that could potentially lead to that federation’s expulsion. The Jewish Federation of Metropolitan Detroit, the fourth-largest federation in the United States in terms of fundraising, has announced that…
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News Ultra-Orthodox Break From Tradition
An ultra-Orthodox umbrella organization spoke out at its annual conference against the division of Jerusalem, marking the first time that the traditionally non-Zionist body has taken a public stance on the peace process. Agudath Israel of America has traditionally steered clear of matters involving Israeli sovereignty, on the grounds that a true Jewish homeland can…
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News Chabad Leaders in Israel Arrested on Fraud Charges
In the midst of a massive raid on the main Israeli enclave of the Chabad-Lubavitch ultra-Orthodox sect, police arrested a number of the sect’s top local leaders. Among those arrested on Wednesday was Rabbi Yosef Aharonov, the chairman of the Chabad Youth Organization in Israel, who was charged with tax evasion. On that same day,…
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News Alleged Pedophile Held in Israeli Prison After Extradition Request From Brooklyn
More than 20 years after he fled sex abuse charges in Brooklyn, Abraham Mondrowitz is sitting in an Israeli prison. And an Israeli judge has ordered that for now, that is where he will stay. New York City police have accused Mondrowitz, a member of the Gerer Hasidic ultra-Orthodox community, of molesting hundreds of boys…
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News Factious Parley Celebrates ‘One People’
Nashville, Tenn. — The desired tone for this year’s conclave of local Jewish federations was set during the appearance of University of Tennessee basketball coach Bruce Pearl. Pointing to his own experience as a team builder, Pearl told a cheering crowd: “We know who we are. We know our identity. We understand our challenges. We…
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News Major Donors Call for Splitting the Jewish Agency From World Zionist Body
Some of the biggest names in American Jewish philanthropy are calling for fundamental changes to the organization that helped found Israel. The calls for reform came in a draft proposal that was circulated during a board of governors meeting of the Jewish Agency for Israel, the quasi-governmental organization devoted to Israeli immigration and social services….
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News Rabbi Faces Protest Over ‘Chained Women’
Several prominent Orthodox rabbis appeared at a rally Saturday outside the house of another Orthodox rabbi, joining league with protesters who waved signs and chanted, “Stop the abuse.” The rabbis were gathered in support of agunot — Jewish wives who have been refused a Jewish divorce by their former husbands. The protest took place outside…
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News Attachment to Israel Declining Among Young American Jews
American Jews’ connection to Israel drops off with each subsequent generation, a new study suggests. The authors of the study, sociologists Steven M. Cohen and Ari Kelman, found a consistent increase in alienation in each younger generation, with middle-aged Jews less attached to Israel than older Jews, and younger Jews less attached than middle-aged Jews….
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